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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i was working with -- until the last day of june in this year, and now i am working at a private club in washington, d.c. to take a break for a few months, maybe one or two years, and then i want to focus on my education. but i will be back and be back with a strong and better idea about afghanistan, about the freedom of expression and about journalists in afghanistan. talking about the media, fair dealing with their colleagues, they still continue working. that is what i am planning to do for the next few months to the next few years, but we can talk about
there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i...
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an india-free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not in a way the major strategic partner of afghanistan but look at -- if you look at recent history, all the regimes who were kind of left to themselves and particularly this is very true now about karzai government, nanl i buhl la in 191289 really went very close to india and india also played a major role in sustaining him for the next three years. the same is true today in afghanistan and india has a strategy agreement and pakistan could have prevented that by what i pointed to earlier, by making friends, not just clients in afghanistan. and pakistan has a tremendous in a way a tremendous constituency to appeal to afghanistan because of all afghans are exhausted. all afghans are sick of and tired of fighting. and they want some kind of peaceful settlement p-but the key to that settlement and most afghans that i talk to is in the hands -- not in the hands of the u.s. ironically but in the hands of pakistan. and there comes in the whole issue of reconciliation. pakistan's r
an india-free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not in a way the major strategic partner of afghanistan but look at -- if you look at recent history, all the regimes who were kind of left to themselves and particularly this is very true now about karzai government, nanl i buhl la in 191289 really went very close to india and india also played a major role in sustaining him for the next three years. the same is true today in...
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there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country. coming up later on in our special report from afghanistan, the terrorist attack against a roots of peace building in kabul. [ siren wails ] you'll hear from a determined roots of peace staff promising to continue its work in spite of the danger. but coming up next, why president ashraf ghani believes agriculture can lead the way to prosperity in his country. >> welcome back to our special report on afghanistan and my exclusive interview with president ashraf ghani at the presidential palace inul >> i hope that the american people will engage w
there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country....
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troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if anybody wanted to pay attention, i served in afghanistan for five years. i lost count. we had a constant stream of punk than's and journalists parachuting in. they could've interviewed anyone. on the record come off the record. -- on the record, off the record. this just did not fit the narrative sold at the time. i would just comment that if you are defeatist, you do not belong in the military. our job, optimism is a force multiplier. our job is not to critique policy or whatever, our job is to make things happen, to
troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution there vision a solution for it we'll be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relation to your immediate neighbors who we have been working through day one to assure assure our neighbors that the presence of need to a life force in afghanistan is for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country. and so far you have kept it reassuring gordon it would be neat to have your regional cooperation as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism the couple has very good relations with wa
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution there vision a solution for it we'll be in...
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the idea of the right mentation -- a new civil war in afghanistan and the fragmentation of afghanistan as a country is not just about the question of refugees. we will go back to the conversations from the 1960's, and the iranians are hoping that the pakistani do not like the idea of that government. they will push for stability in afghanistan and keep the borders where they are. i have many more points to go through and i want to spare you because they want to get to the q&a, but let me round up with some final remarks. iraq believes the taliban has changed. they have to find a way to work with them. iraq is in a state of wait-and-see stance right now, but it wants to make that inclusive government, and the first litmus test for the new taliban, if there is indeed a new taliban. it will if forced seek to create the role taliban bloc of the 1990s including russia, maybe even india although they have tensions with iran over the last decade because there close to the united states but nonetheless, india is a factor. the foreign minister is planning a visit to talk about the future -- the
the idea of the right mentation -- a new civil war in afghanistan and the fragmentation of afghanistan as a country is not just about the question of refugees. we will go back to the conversations from the 1960's, and the iranians are hoping that the pakistani do not like the idea of that government. they will push for stability in afghanistan and keep the borders where they are. i have many more points to go through and i want to spare you because they want to get to the q&a, but let me...
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interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in an afghan city and had also massacred thousands of shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, the president, who was a reformist, was a reformist, i suppose still, was president of iran. iran was very much concerned about the u.s. reaction to 9/11, was worried about how the u.s. was go
interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade...
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forces from afghanistan. it has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan ports people and our national security interest. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration national security adviser, mcmaster, described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as quote, in unwise policy. instead, he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces continue to bear the brunt of this fight. since u.s. pharmacist began to draw -- withdraw from afghanistan funded february agreement, security conditions on the ground of deteriorated. in june, the department of defense estimated that the taliban sustained levels of violence five times higher than those observed in february 2020 reduction of violence period. commander general kenneth mckenzie later described these escalations as not consistent with someone negotiating in good faith. nevertheless, after months of violence, d
forces from afghanistan. it has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan ports people and our national security interest. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration national security adviser, mcmaster, described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as quote, in unwise policy. instead, he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces...
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policy and presence in afghanistan. you're watching c-span3. >> terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, and sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. the cause was just, our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. and i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear. president obama asked me to travel to afghan start and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border with pakistan. what i saw in that trip reinforced my
policy and presence in afghanistan. you're watching c-span3. >> terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, and sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states planned from afghanistan. our objective...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly, to those who wish america harm, to those who engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and he will pay the ultimate price -- and you will pay the ultimate price. let me be clear. we will continue to support the afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid. we w
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop...
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>> the situation in afghanistan is evolving. therefore it is hard to predict exactly what kind of situation and government we will have in afghanistan in the future. there are efforts to establish some kind of inclusive government, many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it would be easy to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban, the role of which is similar to something we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey a clear message that we need a peaceful transition of power and we need an inclusive government in afghanistan respecting for the -- human rights. nato has ended its military presence, but the international community can, and also nato can continue to play a role in developing aid for different organizations that are playing an important role. there will hopefully be able to continue to play that role. to provide humanitarian aid, development aid and protect and support human rights. the military presence was and is important, but the broader ef
>> the situation in afghanistan is evolving. therefore it is hard to predict exactly what kind of situation and government we will have in afghanistan in the future. there are efforts to establish some kind of inclusive government, many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it would be easy to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban, the role of which is similar to something we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey...
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election in afghanistan government which is what i read it organized it but election for afghanistan the whole procedure as you just did to write the whole procedure for election has gone wrong people enough want to start with people who voted people who feel that they are successful in the election people who feel that they have not been successful all of the decision boys are saying that this election was another good election and therefore. these are not the sort of legitimate part of it and i want to something that is a problem now you seem to lay the blame squarely at the feet of the afghan government but i want you for its international partners are also at least partly to blame because the western approach to afghanistan in particular the american approach to afghanistan has been there a little bit contradictory because on the one hand washington supports democratic governance it publicly indorse is elections but on the other hand. it embraces strongman the for the sake of sick. and i wonder if you can really have bulls democracy and this oversized reliance on the warlords in
election in afghanistan government which is what i read it organized it but election for afghanistan the whole procedure as you just did to write the whole procedure for election has gone wrong people enough want to start with people who voted people who feel that they are successful in the election people who feel that they have not been successful all of the decision boys are saying that this election was another good election and therefore. these are not the sort of legitimate part of it and...
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, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and purposes, the president's mission to me was to transition the theater. we had a lot to do. close down the theater, transition nato from a main force, ground force unit, to an advisory force, move the ansf into the lead, and recover the american 33,000 troops. - but the united states has made some big compromises along the way. its eagerness to try to hand things over to afghanistan, and its lack of success in building a really effective afghan national force, has led it to rely on either warlords who can keep the peace, so called, in certain parts of the country. or it has led the united states to
, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and...
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afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders admitting they did not have a plan, they did not know what they were doing. all of these failures and mistakes, i think a lot of them felt betrayed. they know a lot of their buddies were killed. they are saying, for what? they are angry. a lot of them are glad that the real story is coming out. they had, from their viewpoint, from their corner of where they were serving, many of them saw that things were not going well. doing their best to follow a strategy that may be did not make a whole lot of sense. hearing the stories of people coming back and having that difficul
afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders...
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reconstitute in afghanistan . so just worries there and i hope everything goes smoothly and that the impact to stability are minimal. i do also share the concerns raised by senator shaheen and gillibrand. we were to visit a number of training facilities where afghan women were being trained in various secretary and clerical positions but also as women warriors and very concerned about what will happen. what will happen to girls at the intended schools now working in businesses so i want to that. senator shaheen is writing a letter to our president for those special immigrant visas . it is something we are very concerned about. in the new iowa we have to an afghan interpreter in iowa and is request has been denied. just received a letter the other day can also work with the state just stress to them as we are stressing to them how important it is that as we are withdrawing we're also making sure we are protecting those who have enabled our forces in afghanistan. it is extremely important and it's not just the men t
reconstitute in afghanistan . so just worries there and i hope everything goes smoothly and that the impact to stability are minimal. i do also share the concerns raised by senator shaheen and gillibrand. we were to visit a number of training facilities where afghan women were being trained in various secretary and clerical positions but also as women warriors and very concerned about what will happen. what will happen to girls at the intended schools now working in businesses so i want to...
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forces will begin leaving afghanistan in the summer of 2011. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is at west point tonight and, chip, with more than 900 americans killed in eight years of war and a cbs news poll showing only 38% of the public approves of the president's handling of afghanistan, there is a lot on the line tonight. >> reporter: there really is, katie. it's going to be enormously difficult for him to turn the american people around on this. he himself has said "you can't fight a war without the support of the american people." so it's going to be a real uphill battle. and the white house understands it's not going to take one speech. he's not going to be able to knock this out of the ballpark here and turn public opinion around. it's going to take a long time and people are going to have to be convinced that this is not going to be an open-ended commitment. so the real core of his speech here is speed. it's going to be quick getting the troops in and quick getting them out, katie. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of
forces will begin leaving afghanistan in the summer of 2011. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is at west point tonight and, chip, with more than 900 americans killed in eight years of war and a cbs news poll showing only 38% of the public approves of the president's handling of afghanistan, there is a lot on the line tonight. >> reporter: there really is, katie. it's going to be enormously difficult for him to turn the american people around on this. he himself has said...
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we spent about $753 billion in afghanistan. one of the things we spent a lot of money on was opium eradication. it seems like over the last decade the most money we spent the more opium got grown. and a record crop is coming out of afghanistan this year. why? >> i think on the opium side we, the united states, always took second place. we sub credited that out to the united kingdom. we had to lead the efforts in the beginning. it was never the first priorities of the united states. the biggest area of our failure was helping to develop rule of law and governance. afghanistan during the period of the war against the soviets and the civil war produced a class of warlords and group of people who were so horrible to the population they often welcomed the taliban in their place. when we went in, we adopted some of toes people. we kept some of those warlords around, we used them because it was cheaper, and it was a big mistake. a lot of those people are here. when the taliban come in and say we're going to be tough on people, but we'
we spent about $753 billion in afghanistan. one of the things we spent a lot of money on was opium eradication. it seems like over the last decade the most money we spent the more opium got grown. and a record crop is coming out of afghanistan this year. why? >> i think on the opium side we, the united states, always took second place. we sub credited that out to the united kingdom. we had to lead the efforts in the beginning. it was never the first priorities of the united states. the...
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host: when were you in afghanistan? caller: i was in afghanistan in 2010. the only thing i wanted to bring out is that i think the problem is the american people in general have a hard time understanding that afghanistan is -- afghanistanis don't believe the country unites them. they are so tribal based. for us to change that, we need to touch their future generations. we have had 20 years of trying to accomplish that. in 20 years, if you had a child, the best case scenario is they are 30 years old. what kind of leadership would you have? in the military, you might be a company commander. in a political system, it is all elders. we need more generations to ultimately change that belief. to me, what does this mean? it means political failure. the military went in there and we followed their policies. with no political plan for success. while i was there, there was a presence of terrorists. troops on the ground, we are gone. this is a new place where terrorists are free to do what they want. you can guarantee -- or trying to obtain intelligence out there. hos
host: when were you in afghanistan? caller: i was in afghanistan in 2010. the only thing i wanted to bring out is that i think the problem is the american people in general have a hard time understanding that afghanistan is -- afghanistanis don't believe the country unites them. they are so tribal based. for us to change that, we need to touch their future generations. we have had 20 years of trying to accomplish that. in 20 years, if you had a child, the best case scenario is they are 30 years...
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to be born in the afghanistan defeat. could be a harder lot for a person as a baby she was left to die and not to have to suffer or her life but she survived and advanced and believes in the future of her homeland follows you koofi wants more than just to improve two thirds of women in afghanistan she wants to be the first woman president in the history of her life. and our guest today fousek koofi an afghan politician running for president in two thousand and fourteen so great to have you on our show today first of all let me just say that i admire your courage to do what you are doing in afghanistan i'm aware of the situation with women's rights in afghanistan is far from being perfect it's almost a curse to be born a woman there but still the it seemed to be optimistic about changes to the lives of afghan women well what goes through how exactly have things changed for women in your country since two thousand and one. it's a pleasure for me to be in your show thank you so much for what you have say. while i think for t
to be born in the afghanistan defeat. could be a harder lot for a person as a baby she was left to die and not to have to suffer or her life but she survived and advanced and believes in the future of her homeland follows you koofi wants more than just to improve two thirds of women in afghanistan she wants to be the first woman president in the history of her life. and our guest today fousek koofi an afghan politician running for president in two thousand and fourteen so great to have you on...
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i would like to end on the note that afghanistan is moving forward and the people of afghanistan are committed to owning their future. i just had to make it short because i was told that i have only four minutes. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> thank you very much. now we're going to -- i'm going to introduce the distinguished panel. it's a pleasure to be here. i'm romina bandura and i'm joined by ambassador tony wayne. he's coordinating director for development and economic affairs for the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan. also mr. earl ghast, he's the mission director in afghanistan for usaid, ambassador richard olson, former u.s. ambassador to pakistan and special representative of afghanistan and pakistan and mr. jeffrey greeko, president and ceo of the afghan american chamber of commerce. so i'm going to begin asking two questions about the past and so one of the main issues is what's different in afghanistan since september 11th? the second question -- i'm an economist, i like data so the second question to the panelists would be what are some key achievements, some key
i would like to end on the note that afghanistan is moving forward and the people of afghanistan are committed to owning their future. i just had to make it short because i was told that i have only four minutes. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> thank you very much. now we're going to -- i'm going to introduce the distinguished panel. it's a pleasure to be here. i'm romina bandura and i'm joined by ambassador tony wayne. he's coordinating director for development and economic...
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and in afghanistan. another aspect of it, that i think is -- to answer your question, if i may, the reconciliation is the thing that we sort of kept out there, you know, in case it catches. and, of course, it has to be out there, you always want to have that dialogue open, you want to have that -- the ability to do that. and the afghan government has been open minded. my approach to it, however, looks at it again from return on investment. we spent a lot of money on it. we put a lot of stock in some of these activities. and both in time, bandwidth and money. and it just hasn't yielded anything. so the idea of continuing down that path with zero chance of it materializing, again, i'll keep it open, i would recommend that they would, but, again, i don't put that much emphasis on it. the last thing i would say is all roads don't go through islamabad. so when you're looking at peace negotiations, the idea that somehow you don't have them in a neutral place, whether it is switzerland or wherever, you know, an
and in afghanistan. another aspect of it, that i think is -- to answer your question, if i may, the reconciliation is the thing that we sort of kept out there, you know, in case it catches. and, of course, it has to be out there, you always want to have that dialogue open, you want to have that -- the ability to do that. and the afghan government has been open minded. my approach to it, however, looks at it again from return on investment. we spent a lot of money on it. we put a lot of stock in...
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emanating from afghanistan. this september will be 20 years since afghanistan was used as a launching pad to attack america to kill almost 3,000 of us. the reason they killed 3,000 of us almost is they couldn't find a better way to kill more of us. does anybody doubt that if al qaeda or isis had nuclear capability, they would use it? so what have we learned in the last 20 years? when we allow sanctuary for radical islamic groups to train, equip, and get stronger, they come after us. they come after our way of life, and our allies. on march 22nd, i talked with mr. sullivan, and i said i know it is complicated, and there are no great choices. but count me in for the idea, we will not withdraw all forces in afghanistan until the conditions are ripe to tell the american people we left honorably and america is safer. i told mr. sullivan that i would support president biden's decision to accept military advice to keep a residual force of several thousand as an insurance policy against another 9/11. the result of this
emanating from afghanistan. this september will be 20 years since afghanistan was used as a launching pad to attack america to kill almost 3,000 of us. the reason they killed 3,000 of us almost is they couldn't find a better way to kill more of us. does anybody doubt that if al qaeda or isis had nuclear capability, they would use it? so what have we learned in the last 20 years? when we allow sanctuary for radical islamic groups to train, equip, and get stronger, they come after us. they come...
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withdrawal from afghanistan. i look forward to conditional -- continued inquiry into the process that led to that lamentable exit. in the coming weeks, i hope we can hear more from the administration directly regarding their planning and analysis of what the humanitarian response will be following the collapse of the afghan government. i hope we can hear from the administration as it considers a political path forward in afghanistan. that is not the focus of this hearing this afternoon. with our guests, we have to examine the reality of afghanistan as it is today under the taliban control and with millions of everyday afghans struggling to survive under dire circumstances. this leaves the international community with a terrible dilemma. how do we support everyday afghans including many who supported and contributed to u.s. efforts in the country without rewarding, legitimizing, or financing the taliban. how do we verify that humanitarian assistance is getting to the people who needed the most. that is not being d
withdrawal from afghanistan. i look forward to conditional -- continued inquiry into the process that led to that lamentable exit. in the coming weeks, i hope we can hear more from the administration directly regarding their planning and analysis of what the humanitarian response will be following the collapse of the afghan government. i hope we can hear from the administration as it considers a political path forward in afghanistan. that is not the focus of this hearing this afternoon. with...
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host: when were you in afghanistan? caller: i was in afghanistan in 2010. the only thing i wanted to bring out is that i think the problem is the american people in general have a hard time understanding that afghanistan is -- afghanistanis don't believe the country unites them. they are so tribal based. for us to change that, we need to touch their future generations. we have had 20 years of trying to accomplish that. in 20 years, if you had a child, the best case scenario is they are 30 years old. what kind of leadership would you have? in the military, you might be a company commander. in a political system, it is all elders. we need more generations to ultimately change that belief. to me, what does this mean? it means political failure. the military went in there and we followed their policies. with no political plan for success. while i was there, there was a presence of terrorists. troops on the ground, we are gone. this is a new place where terrorists are free to do what they want. you can guarantee -- or trying to obtain intelligence out there. hos
host: when were you in afghanistan? caller: i was in afghanistan in 2010. the only thing i wanted to bring out is that i think the problem is the american people in general have a hard time understanding that afghanistan is -- afghanistanis don't believe the country unites them. they are so tribal based. for us to change that, we need to touch their future generations. we have had 20 years of trying to accomplish that. in 20 years, if you had a child, the best case scenario is they are 30 years...
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the other transition is from karzai-led afghanistan to somebody else-led afghanistan. the second of those transitions is by far the more delicate, the more difficult and the more decisive. the afghan army's not going to run away in 2014, but the afghan government could begin to disintegrate if the elections go badly, if they're indecisive, if they're devisive rather than bringing the country together. but assuming those go reasonably well, i believe the kind of progress that we have seen and that i've suggested from these statistics can be sustained. [applause] >> well, thanks to lou and the cato institute for putting this panel together. also i have to start off, with i was going to ask you to do this, but i have to start out with a disclaimer that says the views that i'm about to present to you are mine and not necessarily those of the u.s. government or the department of defense. so now having said that, let me, i am serving army colonel, and i teach history at west point, and i consider myself to be a student of history. and so if you don't mind, i'd like to start
the other transition is from karzai-led afghanistan to somebody else-led afghanistan. the second of those transitions is by far the more delicate, the more difficult and the more decisive. the afghan army's not going to run away in 2014, but the afghan government could begin to disintegrate if the elections go badly, if they're indecisive, if they're devisive rather than bringing the country together. but assuming those go reasonably well, i believe the kind of progress that we have seen and...
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decision time for afghanistan. just under an hour from now, president obama will formally announce a new strategy for what he has called the necessary war. the president will address the nation in a prime time speech from west point military academy. he is expected to call for sending an additional 30,000 troops to be deployed within six months. the mission, to disrupt, dismantle and destroy al qaeda and its extremist allies. but it will not be an open-ended american commitment. a specific timeline for withdrawal will be a part of the deal. cnn's ed henry is at west point. tonight he joins us now live. what else can we expect from the president tonight, ed? >> reporter: well, john, the president is going to order the military that he wants 30,000 more u.s. troops headed to afghanistan. and the key is he wants it with some speed. he wants it faster, this deployment than even general stanley mcchrystal, his commander on the ground had suggested when he had laid out in his now famous memo that he wanted these troops s
decision time for afghanistan. just under an hour from now, president obama will formally announce a new strategy for what he has called the necessary war. the president will address the nation in a prime time speech from west point military academy. he is expected to call for sending an additional 30,000 troops to be deployed within six months. the mission, to disrupt, dismantle and destroy al qaeda and its extremist allies. but it will not be an open-ended american commitment. a specific...
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mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and his briefing, as well as the ambassador and mr. isaczai for his remarks. the situation in afghanistan is extremely serious. over the last few weeks, amidst an ongoing violent conflict, the national security and defense forces of the country collapsed almost in their entirety. over the last 24 to 48 hours, the leadership of the central government has disintegrated. the country and its population are now facing a multilayered crisis of very significant proportion. suffering and hardship because of violent conflict, drough
mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and...
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troops from afghanistan. on september 11, 2001, terrorists regarded themselves engaged in a jihad struck our homeland killing almost 3000 innocent people. i taking the fight were enemies where they plot and send with our partners abroad who need our help we have presented another attack on that scale over the years since. but roughly 25 terrorist organizations currently operate in afghanistan-pakistan region. nevertheless, president biden is supplementing a timeline-based withdrawal of all u.s. troops from afghanistan come one that explicitly ignores conditions on the ground. how have we gotten to this point? what is the current situation on the ground, and whatde should we expect going forward? secretary panetta and general mcmaster both advisors on military and political power will discuss these and other questions with my colleague bradleyhe bowman. secretary panetta served asra secretary of defense and director of the central intelligence agency in the obama administration. his public service began in the
troops from afghanistan. on september 11, 2001, terrorists regarded themselves engaged in a jihad struck our homeland killing almost 3000 innocent people. i taking the fight were enemies where they plot and send with our partners abroad who need our help we have presented another attack on that scale over the years since. but roughly 25 terrorist organizations currently operate in afghanistan-pakistan region. nevertheless, president biden is supplementing a timeline-based withdrawal of all u.s....
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because china is about afghanistan... it shares a small border with afghanistan. i think if we come into this question with the mindset of a great power of competition. america's loss is china's gain, then probably, yes, but i'm afraid that duality is much more complex. china's very, very nervous about it. you know, china thinks afghanistan is a quagmire, and they look at history being afghanistan's neighbour for a long time. in the 19th century and early 20th century, it was britain, and then 20th century it was soviet union. now the 21st century is the united states. chinese state media are calling afghanistan the graveyard of empires. so you can see how china actually thinks of this issue. it's not necessarily america's loss and china's gain. that's interesting. afghanistan proved that the british empire as a concept was no longer project power in a way that so comfortably and confidently for a couple of centuries or more. you can certainly say that about how humiliating it was, janet, for the soviet union after having to withdraw from afghanistan. it didn't la
because china is about afghanistan... it shares a small border with afghanistan. i think if we come into this question with the mindset of a great power of competition. america's loss is china's gain, then probably, yes, but i'm afraid that duality is much more complex. china's very, very nervous about it. you know, china thinks afghanistan is a quagmire, and they look at history being afghanistan's neighbour for a long time. in the 19th century and early 20th century, it was britain, and then...
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continue our discussion on the war in afghanistan they are. taking. this respectable british gentleman's choice was. jackets and whiskey. a much younger wife. more than twenty years of intelligence service profits the so if you. feel these choices on fourteen. fewer chances. full of life. limited time. more optimistic. the theater where the ingenious opened their hearts to the rest of us. are. wealthy british science. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cars are the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our team. can. still . be. welcome at a crosswalk you know about too much we're talking about washington strategy or lack of strategy for afghanistan. can still. ok question i'd like to go to you it seems to me like a strategy for afghanistan is that change i mean now afghanistan is the opium capital of the world and then we were supposed to build democracy it's a catastrophe i disagree with christian respectfully about what the nature of democracy there then it
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we started inside afghanistan. we need to change to this sooner so that we can take advantage of opportunities. that is, our current approach is that we cannot take advantage of opportunities. let me give you an example. now, afghanistan and pakistan have problems in the region. transit yes, many of afghanistan's transit goods that go through pakistan have been transferred to iran, but the fact is that we have not created enough arrivals at our border , the worry is that in a month, the same people who brought their work through this transit route will be transported twice. they should be able to hear and come back. these opportunities should be absorbed faster. more preparation and better coordination should be created. of course, the existence of a center called the representative of the president in afghanistan affairs, which is in charge of all these issues , has been very, very effective and more effective. it will be, thank you very much, mr. jovanmar qasabi, we gave almost one minute and 30 seconds, at least
we started inside afghanistan. we need to change to this sooner so that we can take advantage of opportunities. that is, our current approach is that we cannot take advantage of opportunities. let me give you an example. now, afghanistan and pakistan have problems in the region. transit yes, many of afghanistan's transit goods that go through pakistan have been transferred to iran, but the fact is that we have not created enough arrivals at our border , the worry is that in a month, the same...
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beyond the borders of afghanistan, beyond the borders of afghanistan, what progress is being made to bring other countries in the region together to share intelligence on the taliban, al qaeda, and to tackle the opium trade. on military strategy, general mcchrystal has highlighted the need to defend urban centers. does the prime minister can see that it is now better to focus our forces on defending such hot more populated areas rather than operating from remote outpost and a taliban dominated countryside and helmand? and finally the karzai government has spectacularly failed to win the trust of the afghan people. it is beset by corruption, crime and influence. the prime minister talks in his statement today about the need for a more inclusive political process, but let me press and again on the issue i raise with an earlier. does he agree that regardless of electoral outcomes, only a full government of national unity can now deliver a platform progress in afghanistan? >> mr. pryor mr.? >> i think his first remarks were that we did not have any strategy for afghanistan and we need to
beyond the borders of afghanistan, beyond the borders of afghanistan, what progress is being made to bring other countries in the region together to share intelligence on the taliban, al qaeda, and to tackle the opium trade. on military strategy, general mcchrystal has highlighted the need to defend urban centers. does the prime minister can see that it is now better to focus our forces on defending such hot more populated areas rather than operating from remote outpost and a taliban dominated...
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they are not mercenaries and not a private army operating in afghanistan, the are under the afghanistan chain of command and anduntable under the ucmj there to support the afghan military, what the u.s. army should be doing but for the last 16 years have yet organized that way. host: our guest is erik prince. nancy, democrat line, new hampshire. caller: thank you for taking my call. as an older person, i am much older than erik prince, i am curious, you do not seem to operate under any laws. military,e afghan there was no central military or government in afghanistan before, there was always tribes. you are men were arrested for open fire in the square in iraq when civilians were killed. how did you get access to all of our treasury money to build your own mercenary army in afghanistan? i am appalled we would consider hiring mercenaries on behalf of the american government. we will never be done with terrorists as long as you continue to occupy afghanistan. it is unbelievable, 16 years later that we are pouring all this money in dick cheney lied through his teeth and you are a good frie
they are not mercenaries and not a private army operating in afghanistan, the are under the afghanistan chain of command and anduntable under the ucmj there to support the afghan military, what the u.s. army should be doing but for the last 16 years have yet organized that way. host: our guest is erik prince. nancy, democrat line, new hampshire. caller: thank you for taking my call. as an older person, i am much older than erik prince, i am curious, you do not seem to operate under any laws....
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troops from afghanistan. >> u.s. forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when they announced the withdrawal in april, i said be out by september and we are on track to meet that target. military mission in afghanistan will conclude august 31 the drawdown after a secure and orderly way for the safety of our troops depart. military commanders advised me to make the decision to end the war, we need to move swiftly to conduct main elements of the straw that. context, speed is safety and thanks to the way in which we manage our withdrawal, no one u.s. forces or any forces have been lost. conducting our drawdown differently would certainly have come with an increased risk of safety to our personnel. to me, the risks were unacceptable. there was never any doubt military performed for task efficiently and with the highest level of professionalism. that's what they do and the same is true of nato allies and partners we are supporting they are supporting us as well as they conclude their attribute. i want to be clear, they continue to the end of august, retain perso
troops from afghanistan. >> u.s. forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when they announced the withdrawal in april, i said be out by september and we are on track to meet that target. military mission in afghanistan will conclude august 31 the drawdown after a secure and orderly way for the safety of our troops depart. military commanders advised me to make the decision to end the war, we need to move swiftly to conduct main elements of the straw that. context, speed is safety and...
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this is the future of afghanistan. the taliban have reportedly said women have nothing to fear from them, yet we hear credible reports of summary executions, forced marriages, and gender and sexual based violence. telling the international committee what it wants to hear will fool no one. we will not turn a blind eye to the truth. we condemn in the strongest terms the deliberate targeting of women and girls. girls must be free to attend school, women must be able to participate fully in society, and those who speak up for human rights must be free to do so. focusing on the needs of women, i want to condemn reports of reprisals, attacks, and summary executions on afghan men. this also must stop. mr. president, it is high time to learn from the past or we will be doomed to see the rest of history repeating itself in afghanistan. two decades of progress are disintegrating on our watch. the afghan people have worked too hard, lost too much to see their futures repeat the past of their mothers, fathers, grandmothers and gra
this is the future of afghanistan. the taliban have reportedly said women have nothing to fear from them, yet we hear credible reports of summary executions, forced marriages, and gender and sexual based violence. telling the international committee what it wants to hear will fool no one. we will not turn a blind eye to the truth. we condemn in the strongest terms the deliberate targeting of women and girls. girls must be free to attend school, women must be able to participate fully in...
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withdrawal from afghanistan. it is imperative final transcripts from these interviews be made available to all members as soon as possible to inform our ongoing oversight of afghanistan policy. mr. chairman i know you have asked for transparency from this administration and express your desire to get answers for the american people so i would also urge you to make these transcripts publicly available to all american people. and with that mr. chairman thank you again for convening this hearing. and i want to say, i look forward to hearing your testimony and i yield back the balance of my time. >> 's sentiment yields. i do in the state for the record we did invite witnesses of the state and usaid. however they refuse to testify alongside mr. >>> in front of the cigar i thought that was unfortunate even though there is precedence. but with that we are pleased to have the honorable the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction force today. sir, your full statement will be made part of the record. i don
withdrawal from afghanistan. it is imperative final transcripts from these interviews be made available to all members as soon as possible to inform our ongoing oversight of afghanistan policy. mr. chairman i know you have asked for transparency from this administration and express your desire to get answers for the american people so i would also urge you to make these transcripts publicly available to all american people. and with that mr. chairman thank you again for convening this hearing....
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the people of afghanistan deserve peace and security, a sustainable end to the conflict in afghanistan can only be assured through a political a set -- political settlement that upholds protections for all people of afghanistan, particularly women children, and persons belonging to minorities. only an inclusively-negotiated political solution can lead to a durable peace in the country as well as debility in the region. mr. president, i would like to reiterate estonia's commitment to the people of afghanistan, however the cooperation with any future leadership will be based on its willingness to uphold and act by the norms and standards of international law, including human rights laws. our political and financial support continues to be conditional on the preservation of the country's human rights and democratic achievements. we welcome the efforts of afghanistan's neighbors who have offered help by providing shelter to those escaping the dangers and uncertainties that accompany armed conflict. i will end with a special thank you to the u.s. mission in afghanistan, the efforts are now
the people of afghanistan deserve peace and security, a sustainable end to the conflict in afghanistan can only be assured through a political a set -- political settlement that upholds protections for all people of afghanistan, particularly women children, and persons belonging to minorities. only an inclusively-negotiated political solution can lead to a durable peace in the country as well as debility in the region. mr. president, i would like to reiterate estonia's commitment to the people...
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will ever actually leave afghanistan. to crimes like the upcoming election in afghanistan i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's a contributing editor at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section also in washington we have michael kugel and he is an associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars and in philadelphia we crossed england in he is a political commentator and a writer or gentlemen cross-talk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want john the reason if i go to you first and watching with the reason i want to do this program is number one always make the american people and western publics remember what we did in afghanistan that's always a top priority for me and number two looking at the headlines democratic transition this is the first democratic transition in afghanistan and i'll give my opinion about that later but don't you think that the that's the wrong focus here is that actually nothing very good has happened in afghanistan the las
will ever actually leave afghanistan. to crimes like the upcoming election in afghanistan i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's a contributing editor at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section also in washington we have michael kugel and he is an associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars and in philadelphia we crossed england in he is a political commentator and a writer or gentlemen cross-talk rosen a fact that means you can...
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side that is invested in afghanistan. and reality, there are solutions that actually work for afghanistan. again, we mention health care. okay, we need it. create mobile units. send them to the villages, because it's people oriented. follow-up every two or three months. where is the money? where did it go? what was created? follow up with them on that. you want to focus on education? okay, if the taliban are not allowing public schools, create safe spaces for women in houses. they can educate themselves their. there are also long term solutions -- but these are not long term solutions, but they are ones we can put in place now. among governments, the head of the kandahar part of the world food program, they are being paid $5, 000, but the food packages barely have flour or food we have good quality. a person who gets $5, 000, you have to understand, they want to continue getting that $5,000. and for someone who gets one packet of flower flour, flour every four or five months, it's not enough. >> -- we thank our participan
side that is invested in afghanistan. and reality, there are solutions that actually work for afghanistan. again, we mention health care. okay, we need it. create mobile units. send them to the villages, because it's people oriented. follow-up every two or three months. where is the money? where did it go? what was created? follow up with them on that. you want to focus on education? okay, if the taliban are not allowing public schools, create safe spaces for women in houses. they can educate...
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but, of course, there are other countries that are involved ultimately in afghanistan's future and afghanistan is choosing to have relationships with them, as well. the eindian government and a strong economic interest in afghanistan but has long term ties healthy and friendly tiewise afghanistan and is offering to support the development of the afghan national security forces. i think it is not just a matter of china. i think there are other international factors in play. >> you said india as offered. i assume there is a number that india has offered. has chined offered a significant dollar figure or is it -- >> i'll have to do the research for you. i'll take that question. >> if i can just add that we want -- obviously we want the afghanistan economy to improve over time. we want it to be self-sufficient. we talked about that being a long road. we expect for the united states that we were able to compete on a level playing field and our company kz go in for the distractive industries and all industries. we have made that expectation clear and our companies have had an opportunity to compete.
but, of course, there are other countries that are involved ultimately in afghanistan's future and afghanistan is choosing to have relationships with them, as well. the eindian government and a strong economic interest in afghanistan but has long term ties healthy and friendly tiewise afghanistan and is offering to support the development of the afghan national security forces. i think it is not just a matter of china. i think there are other international factors in play. >> you said...
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-- into afghanistan? >> thank you. this is a reflection of wider society, regardless of [indiscernible] thank you for reflecting that. does anyone want to take that question? >> please. >> i was waiting for chris. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] nofirst of all, there is question that the sanctuaries in pakistan allow the taliban continue to fight. if there were no centuries in pakistan, there would be no important insurgency. it would have been crushed a long time ago. that is very clear. there is a degree of official response ability in pakistan for that. i agree with that as well. the united states has complex interests. narrative, afghan which says if you would just beat out the pakistanis, they would close this down. have more could pressure. i think we could have more understanding. i think that narrative is exaggerated. the pakistanis have allowed something to grow which now threatens the pakistani state as well. and which i'm not even sure they have the capacity to control. and it does affect the pak
-- into afghanistan? >> thank you. this is a reflection of wider society, regardless of [indiscernible] thank you for reflecting that. does anyone want to take that question? >> please. >> i was waiting for chris. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] nofirst of all, there is question that the sanctuaries in pakistan allow the taliban continue to fight. if there were no centuries in pakistan, there would be no important insurgency. it would have been crushed a long time ago....